Oslo, 17 July 2018: On Tuesday 17 July 2018 Yara International ASA purchased 65,690 own shares in the market at an average price of NOK 337.58 per share. The shares are purchased on behalf of and transferred to Yara executives taking part in Yara's long-term incentive program (LTIP) approved by the Yara International ASA Board of Directors. The LTIP shares are locked in for a period of three years after purchase, after which executives may keep or sell the shares at their discretion. President and CEO Svein Tore Holsether purchased 2,883 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and his own private share purchase today (see separate notification) he owns 31,866 Yara shares. EVP Production Tove Andersen purchased 1,270 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and her own private share purchase today (see separate notification) she owns 6,604 Yara shares. EVP Industrial Yves Bonte purchased 1,994 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 15,979 Yara shares. EVP Yara Brazil Lair Hanzen purchased 2,521 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 13,484 Yara shares. EVP Crop Nutrition Terje Knutsen purchased 1,286 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and his own private share purchase today (see separate notification) he owns 8,236 Yara shares. EVP Supply Chain Pablo Barrera Lopez purchased 1,119 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and his own private share purchase today (see separate notification) he owns 1,778 Yara shares. EVP and General Counsel Kristine Ryssdal purchased 921 LTIP shares. Following this purchase she owns 3,443 Yara shares. EVP Corporate Strategy & Business Development Terje Tollefsen purchased 957 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 6,991 Yara shares. EVP People & Global Functions Lene Trollnes purchased 1,341 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and her own private share purchase today (see separate notification) she owns 11,515 Yara shares. EVP and Chief Financial Officer Petter Østbø purchased 1,370 LTIP shares. Following this purchase and his own private share purchase today (see separate notification) he owns 14,664 Yara shares. SVP Investor Relations Thor Giæver purchased 485 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 4,430 Yara shares. VP CEO Office and Partner Operations Lars Røsæg purchased 392 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 432 Yara shares. Chief Audit Executive Steinar Skar purchased 412 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 3,709 Yara shares. VP Corporate Communications Esben Tuman purchased 364 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 1,556 Yara shares. Chief Compliance Officer Ezekiel Ward purchased 565 LTIP shares. Following this purchase he owns 2,161 Yara shares. Contact Thor Giæver, Investor Relations Telephone (+47) 24 15 72 95 Cellular (+47) 48 07 53 56 E-mail: thor.giaver@yara.com Esben Tuman, Media Relations Cellular (+47) 90 50 84 00 E-mail: esben.tuman@yara.com About Yara In collaboration with customers and partners, Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill its vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. Our crop nutrition solutions and precision farming offerings allow farmers to increase yields and improve product quality while reducing environmental impact. Our environmental and industrial solutions improve air quality and reduce emissions, and are key ingredients in the production of a wide range of products. We foster an open culture of diversity and inclusion that promotes the safety and integrity of our employees, contractors, business partners, and society at large. Founded in 1905 to solve emerging famine in Europe, Yara has a worldwide presence with more than 16,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries. In 2017, Yara reported revenues of USD 11.4 billion. www.yara.com This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.